Blackmagic Design Fairlight Console Channel Fader

A High-End Fader Module at the Heart of the Modular Fairlight Ecosystem

The Fairlight Console Channel Fader is designed as a key building block of a modular Fairlight console: a professional fader section intended for post-production, mixing, and broadcast environments where execution speed and gesture repeatability make the difference. Each channel combines immediate controls and dedicated display to keep critical functions at hand, minimize screen toggling, and work with the same confidence from session to session.

For Which Profiles and Workflows?

This control surface targets mixers, sound editors, broadcast operators, and post-production studios seeking physical ergonomics and responsive automation rather than mouse control. The 12 channels are ideal for quickly organizing dialogue, music, and effects while maintaining a clear overview of track states. Banking and bus mapping facilitate stems, dubs, and multichannel deliverable workflows by allowing seamless switching between groups without interrupting playback or losing balance precision.

Key Features for Modern, Precise, and Immediate Mixing

Motorized Faders: Faithful Automation Tracking

The 12 motorized faders are designed to precisely follow automation curves and provide consistent touch whether you are in playback, write, or touch-up mode. The per-channel automation zone supports fast pass-based work: you finely adjust a level, confirm it, then proceed without reconfiguring your station.

A Complete Channel Strip to Stay Focused on Listening

Each channel features an LCD display per track and LED status indicators to quickly identify what you control and reduce errors when changing banks. The assignable pan knob and tally, Mute, Solo, and Call buttons provide direct access to the most frequent actions: isolating a source, checking an element, recalling a track, or quickly managing session status.

Banking and Mapping: Switch Sections Without Losing Track

In dense sessions, navigation speed improves both comfort and quality. The Bank buttons allow instant remapping of tracks and buses across the 12 faders. You can switch between different sets (for example, dialogue, then ambience, then music) while maintaining a stable control logic, ideal for revisions, conforming, and client approvals.

Ethernet and USB-C Connectivity: Streamlined Operation and Maintenance

The module integrates into the studio infrastructure via Ethernet, while the USB-C port is reserved for configuration, updates, and administration. This separation of uses simplifies maintenance and helps keep a clean configuration, especially in environments where multiple stations and control surfaces coexist.

Technical specifications

Type

Digital control surface

Faders	12, motorized.	Supported operating systems	macOS 13.0 “Ventura”, macOS 14.0 “Sonoma” or later, Windows 10 Creators Update, Windows 11, Windows 11 for ARM, Rocky Linux 8.6.
Pan knob	one per channel, customizable.	Power supply	internal, 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, IEC C14 mains socket.
Per-channel buttons	tally, Mute, Solo, Call, automation controls.	Power consumption	20 W max.
Per-channel displays	LCD display per track and track status indicator (LED).	Operating temperature	0 to 40 °C (32 to 104 °F).
Bank button function	track and bus mapping on the faders.	Storage temperature	-20 to 60 °C (-4 to 140 °F).
Ethernet	compatible with 10/100/1000 BaseT.	Relative humidity	0% to 90% non-condensing.
USB-C port	1, configuration and software updates.	Model	Fairlight Console Channel Fader.
Internal software update	via the update application.	Product	Fairlight Console Channel Fader.
Parameter control	“Fairlight Studio and Console Setup” utility via USB connection.